(AIR) Marine Mitchels
William H. Shuey
a nice book for anyone looking for something different in markings for
their Monogram or AM B-25 kits.
"Leatherneck Bombers, Marine Corps B-25/PBJ Mitchell Squadrons in World
War II", bu Alan C. Carey. Schiffer Military History Pub., ISBN
0-7643-1501-3 $24.95
112 pages with a history of each of the Marine Corps squadrons that flew
the Mitchell in combat. Lots of photographs of personnel and aircraft
and twelve color profiles of significant PBJs. This is an interesting
little work about a chapter of Marine Air History that I have seen
mentioned in Sherrod's book but little else in print otherwise.
Many years ago I had a neighbor who told some fascinating stories of
life in the Pacific and hunting Japanese shipping and bombing Japanese
bases with B-25s of the U.S.M.C. He told the story of an outdoor movie
theater on one Island base where they would set up to show movies at
night and Japanese hold-outs would sneak into the area to steal food and
watch from the edge of the Jungle. They didn't tumble to what was going
on till one gate crasher got carried away and started yelling wisecracks
in very bad English during a picture.
Now all I have to do is decide which aircraft I want to model first;
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
Bill Shuey
Mike
> I hit Barnes & Noble today to spend a Christmas gift certificate. Found
> a nice book for anyone looking for something different in markings for
> their Monogram or AM B-25 kits.
> "Leatherneck Bombers, Marine Corps B-25/PBJ Mitchell Squadrons in World
> War II", bu Alan C. Carey. Schiffer Military History Pub., ISBN
> 0-7643-1501-3 $24.95
>
Thanks for the heads up, sounds like a good cheap source of info and I
have an H waiting for just this subject. I think I may visit the hobby
shop tonight.
--
Mike Dougherty
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
Tom Cervo
> Thanks for the heads up, sounds like a good cheap source of info and I
>have an H waiting for just this subject. I think I may visit the hobby
>shop tonight.
Why should tonight be any different from any other night?
Mike
>>
> Why should tonight be any different from any other night?
Because I don't go to them very often anymore and tonight I was
driving right by the best one for books. Unfortunately traffic made me
late so I had to pass.
JP5844
>He told the story of an outdoor movie
>theater on one Island base where they would set up to show movies at
>night and Japanese hold-outs would sneak into the area to steal food and
>watch from the edge of the Jungle. They didn't tumble to what was going
>on till one gate crasher got carried away and started yelling wisecracks
>in very bad English during a picture.
That's interesting, because I read about the same kind of incident in a work of
fiction called "Goodbye to Some" a novel about PB4Y crews in the Pacific, the
Japanese saying something like"Oh Screw You, Ellor Frynn!" in the middle of an
Errol Flynn movie.
Jonathan Primm
JP5...@aol.com